Indonesian fans mourn death of keeper

Indonesian soccer fans are mourning the death of Choirul Huda, the goalkeeper and captain of top flight side Lamongan FC, usually known as Persela, following a collision with a team mate during a weekend match.

Video footage showed Huda slamming into team mate Ramon Rodrigues in the 43rd minute of Sunday's game in the Go-Jek Traveloka league.

Rodrigues' knee had accidentally collided with Huda's chest in the incident, said the club's media officer.

The 38-year-old was taken off the pitch on a stretcher after losing consciousness and a medical team at the stadium attempted to resuscitate him.

Huda was taken to hospital in intensive care and given breathing assistance and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but his condition deteriorated and he was pronounced dead at 4.45 pm.

"We did all we could to restore the vital functions of Choirul Huda's organs," the hospital said.

His fellow players had gone to straight to the hospital after the final whistle following their 2-0 win over Semen Padang and supporters later went to his house with candles, according to local media reports.

On their official Twitter page, Persela carried "farewell cap" above a photo of Huda.